rapid
31rapid — rap•id [[t]ˈræp ɪd[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) occurring within a short time: rapid growth[/ex] 2) acting with speed; swift: a rapid worker[/ex] 3) characterized by speed: rapid motion[/ex] 4) geo Usu., rapids. a part of a river where the current… …
32rapid — adj. & n. adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1 quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a slope) descending steeply. 4 Photog. fast. n. (usu. in pl.) a steep descent in a river bed, with a swift current. Phrases and idioms: rapid eye… …
33RAPID — Rescue And Preparedness In Disasters (Governmental » US Government) * Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device (Medical » Physiology) * Rapid Assessment Post Impact Of Disaster (Governmental » US Government) * Remote Access Protocol… …
34rapid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. swift, speedy, fleet, prompt, quick, rapid fire. See velocity. n. (pl.) white water, chute, shoot. See water. Ant., slow, sluggish. rapid transit II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Swift] Syn. fast, speedy …
35rapid — rap|id [ ræpıd ] adjective *** happening, moving, or acting quickly: We are seeing a rapid growth in the use of the Internet. the rapid movement of troops into the area ╾ rap|id|i|ty [ rə pıdəti ] noun uncount ╾ rap|id|ly adverb: Business… …
36rapid — /ˈræpəd / (say rapuhd) adjective 1. occurring with speed; coming about within a short time: rapid growth. 2. moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker. 3. characterised by speed, as motion. –noun 4. Originally US (usually plural) a …
37rapid — I. adjective Etymology: Latin rapidus seizing, sweeping, rapid, from rapere to seize, sweep away; akin to Lithuanian aprėpti to embrace Date: 1634 marked by a fast rate of motion, activity, succession, or occurrence Synonyms: see fast • rapidly… …
38rapid — schnell; zügig; rapide; zeitsparend; flott; im Nu (umgangssprachlich); im Sauseschritt (umgangssprachlich); fix (umgangssprachlich); rasant; …
39rapid — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
40rapid — [17] Like rape and rapture, rapid comes ultimately from Latin rapere ‘seize by force’. From this was derived the adjective rapidus, which originally denoted ‘carrying off by force’. The notion of ‘swiftness’ soon became incorporated into the… …
